Combination guide



May 24, 1927.

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Patented May 24, 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES D. FREY, 01 CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA;

COMBINATION GUIDE.

Application filed August 18, 1926. Serial No. 129,998.

, This invention relates to a combination guide particularly'adapted for use by brick layers or other masons in the construction of walls from brick, stone, concrete or the 51am,

The main object is to provide a novel means for use in the relations mentioned which will serve as a gage to regulate the 'brick work or similar work and to render lo the matter of"lea d raising and twigging easier, and to a considerable extentavoidlng many steps and acts essential under present practice. I

7 "Additional objects and advantages will is become apparent from a consideration of the description followi'n with accompanying rawings illustrating an operative embodiment.v

' In said'drawings:

Figure 1 is a view in perspective illustrating the apparatus in connection with a wall under construction; v Z

Figure 2is a plan view 'of the corner f me; I 25 Figure 3 is aside view of said frame; a

" Figure' iis a side view ofisaid frame taken at a right angle toFigureB;

Figure '5 is a vertical sectional view taken through the corner-frame onthe line 55 of Figure 6 is a horizontal sectional view taken" through the side frame on the line 6-'6 of Figure 4, slightly below the plane atwhich it rests on the wall and looking in an 'upward direction;

v Figure '7 bar; i Figure 8 is a plan view thereof;

Figure 9 is a side elevation taken at a right angle to Figure 7; and

Figure 10 is a vertical sectional View taken on the line 10-'1O ofFigure 7,,through the elongated slot of the gage and associated parts;

is a side elevation of the angle Referring specifically to the l drawings, a corner frame is provided as .at A' for instance having upper and lower an le brackets 11' tothe arms of which *uprigl it-s 12 are bolted as at 13. The uprights12 have horizontal portions. ofl'set as at '14, and upciently braced as by bars 16' bolted in place as at'1'7, Certain of the bolts 17' fasten outwardly extending brackets 18'fto the guide bars '15. Brace wires or the like 19 are fastaken in connection standing" guides 15. Said uprights are ear tened to the upper ends of the bars and to said brackets 18.

Vertically adjustable on the bars or poitions 15 are'line holders consisting of bars having cleats 21 thereon surrounding the portions 15 and accommodating certain wing screws 22, by Which'they may be fastened by binding, in any adjusted position, along said bars. The'upper edges ol' the holders are preferably notched as at 23 toaccommodate the fastening of the lead line thereto.

Diagonal brace straps 25 are fastened as at 26 by: means of bolts, to theportion 14 and asat 27 by nieans-of'bolts to braces 28: which are bolted zit/29 to triangular plates base bars 32, bolted at 33, to the ends of the lower angle member 11.' At suitable inter- 30 and which plates 30 are bolted at 31 to vals, hooked rods 34, are pivoted to the va-" rious parts, such as the braces 28 and plates 30, which are used to penetrate at their bills 35 into mortar or cement, to aid in holding the device in place.

Bridging the straps 25 i'sa plate 36, fastened in place by the said bolts 26 and which plate has a notch as at 37 in which a plumb bob or other leveling device 38 may besus--' pended; Thisdevice consists of a bob39 and a cord 40 ,having a knot at 50, which rests on the plate 36.- r

afterit has been built up a number of courses, ior instance 7, 1s a rest of the upper angle 11, and whichhas its terminal as at 52, returned and clinched over the brace straps 25, in order to position it and hold it in place. Y i J I It will thus be seen that the device rests on the Wall in the course of construction, by the engagement of plate 51 with the top thereof and also the anglesll are inintim'ate contact-with the angular sides of the wall at the corner thereof. Theflastening is supple 1nented,-when desired, by the hooks-34 which I i l Adapted to rest on the wall itself, ofcourse late 51, which is arranged diagonally to an rests on the arms are used to penetrate the mortar orcement.

The lead line, is fastened atany proper location to the holders 20 by tying the same therearound, lateral movement of the-lead being preventedby the notcl1 23with which adjusted to any vertical position through manipulation of the wing screws 22 asso-- ciated'therewith. a

the lead is engaged; Such holders may be plate 51 are connected together for the most part by bolts which permit certain of them to be removed when it is desired to fold or collapse the structure so that it will occupy n'lllllll'ltlln Space.

Used jointly with the corner frame A is a twigging bar generally designated B. This bar is adapted to assume a vertical position as shown in Figure 7 against the side of the wall and it has a top plate 60 adjustably disposed across the upper end of the bar proper 61, passing for instance through a loop bracket 62 fastened to the bar and held in adjusted position as by means of a binding screw 63 carried by the bracket. The outermost end of the plate ('30 is formed into a downturned handle or lug 6% and the latter may be resilient, if desired. A gage in the form of a plate ()(5 is fastened. to the bar 61 for adjustment to any height and in this connection has an elongated slot 67 through which a winged screw 68 passes in order to engage the bar and bind the gage in adjusted position against it. Such gage has a loop 69 at its upper end provided with an eye 70 therethrough through which the lead line, which as previously described is attached to the holder 20, passes and which lead: line may be fastened against slippage by tying it in an eyelet 71 of a bracket 72, fastened to one side of bar (51, This bar 61 may also have hooks 73, pivoted thereto, and provided with bills Tet adapted for penetration into cement or mortar, to aid in securing the bar in place.

The: bar 61 is essentially a plumb bob since it carries a bob as at 75, in a suitable opening of th bar and which is suspended by a cord 76 fastened to the top of. thebar.

L-shapedsupports 76 are fastened adjustably as to height, by means of wing screws 77 passing through elongated slots 7 8 thereof and into the bar 61. These supports by reason of their shape have laterally extending arms which are adapted to en'gageand rest on cementcolumns, when the devicev is so used that the bar is disposed between them. In-other instances, these supports are omitted.

Various changes may be resorted to provided they fall within the spirit and scope of the invention.

I claim as'my invention:

1. A device of the classdescribed having upper and lower angle brackets to engage th corners of a wall, uprights securing said brackets together, means carried by the upper bracket to rest on the wall and support the device, said uprights having laterally offset portions, bars rising from said portions, and means carried by said bars to hold leads.

A device of the class described having upper and lower angle brackets to engage the corners of a wall, uprights securing said brackets together, means carried by the upper bracket to rest on the wall and support the device, said uprights having laterally ollset portions, bars rising from said portions, means carried by said bars to hold leads, and brace elements connected together and to both of said angle bracket 3. A device of the class described having upper and lower angle brackets to engage the corners of a wall, uprights securing said brackets together, means carried by the upper bracket to rest on the wall and support the device, said uprights having lat erally oli'set portions, bars rising from said portions, means carried by said bars to hold leads, brace elen'ients connected together and to both of said angle brackets, and anchor hooks carried by the brace members.

at. A device of the class described having upper and lower angle brackets to engage the corners of a wall, uprights securing said brackets together, means carried by the upper bracket to rest on the wallv and support the device, said uprights having laterally oll'set portions, bars rising from said portions, means carried by said bars to hold leads, brace elements connected together and to both of said angle braclu'ts, brace straps connected to the angle brackets and to said oil'- set portions, means connected to said straps to rest on a wall, and a plumb bob supporting member secured to said brace straps.

5. A device of the class described having upper and lower angle brackets to engage the corners of a wall, uprights securing said brackets together, means carriedby the upper bracket to reston the wall and support the device said uprights having laterally offset portions, bars rising from said portions, means carried by said bars to hold leads, brace elements connected together and to bothof said angle brackets, brace straps connected to the angle brackets and to said oil'- set portions, means connected to said s raps to rest on a wall, a plumb bob supporting member secured to said brace straps, braces extendingfrom the lower angle bracket to the upper angle bracket, other brackets secured to and extending outwardly of the up rights, and brace means extending from the last mentioned brackets to the upper ends of the I up rights.

(3. A device of the class described comprising a bar, means adjustably mounted on the bar for fastening of a lead line thereto, means to support. the bar on a wall, comprising a plate adjustably mounted on the top of the bar, and hooks carried by the bar.

7. A device of the class described compri.;- ing a bar, provided with a plumb bob, a gage vertically adjustable on said bar and adapted for fastening of a lead line thereto, means on the bar to which the lead line is adapted to be tied, and a plate at the top of the bar to rest on a wall.

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8. A device of the class described comprising a bar, provided with a plumb bob, .a gage vertically adjustable on said bar and adaptedfor fastening of a lead line thereto, means on the bar to which the lead line is adapted to be tied, a plate at the top of the bar to rest on a wall said gage having an elongated slot, 3, fastening passing through said slot to secure it to the bar, and adjustable supporting members on the bar, a loop 10 guide at the top of the bar through which said plate passes, a depending end on said plate, and a binding screw carried by the guide to engage the plate.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

CHARLES D. FREYi 

